- Date
- October 20, 1984, 14:59 local (19:59 UTC)
- Place
- Kiel, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N43833Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841020057309A
- Case key
- 12805
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed acft performing aerobatics during demo flight prior to prospective sale of acft to buyer/pax. A plt/witness observed the acft executing slow speed stalls and enter a spin from an altitude of about 1000 ft. recovery was accomplished at about 500 ft AGL. Without regaining altutude, the acft flew about a mile in level flight and then entered a left spin. Recovery at about 200 ft AGL seemed to be in progress but as the acft attitude came to level flight, the nose pitched up and the acft re-entered a left spin to ground impact. Investigation revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction in the acft structure, power plant or systems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43833
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7492
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas F. Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 8D1 · New Holstein, WI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 285 total · 216 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 114 in the last 90 days · 32 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.